Abuja vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$953
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
76
😀 Quality of life
19
55
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.59M

The cost of living in Abuja is 70% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4418th and 6711th ($1262 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Nigeria and Iran, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8886th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$886

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559